Shaifi Surname
Approximately 817 people bear this surname
Shaifi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 796 | 1:963,650 | 41,117 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shaifi (403) may also be a first name.
Shaifi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaifi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaifi (Hindi: शैफी, Marathi: शैफी) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shaifi.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaifi? popularity and diffusion
Shaifi is the 423,762nd most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,919,885 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shaifi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shaifi is also the 429,755th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 403 people.
It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 796 people, or 1 in 963,650. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 63 percent live, Bihar, where 18 percent live and Delhi, where 7 percent live. Other than India Shaifi exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaifi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaifi in the Hindi language | ||
| शैफी | saiphi | 98.11 |
| सैफी | saiphi | 1.47 |
| शैफई | saipha'i | 0.21 |
| शैफ़ी | saifi | 0.21 |
| Shaifi in the Marathi language | ||
| शैफी | saiphi | 89.77 |
| सैफी | saiphi | 5.68 |
| शैिफ | saiipha | 3.41 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shaifi
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